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Dump it all in a blender for a few seconds and frappe for a few seconds til smooth. Serve with a stalk of celery and a Shot of Stoli( a good vasodialtor for you bodybuilders.......the powerlifters are going "a vasodi....WHAT")
The Boston Special - By Bruce " this guy ain't no chef" Kneller
"In a large vat mix.. 4 cans of tuna packed in oil(no need to take the tuna out of the can, just think of the extra chromium you get this way) , 1 large bottle of Jose Cuervo "Tres Generaciones" or if you prefer, use Mezcal ,and one 1/2 gallon of Heavy Cream. Mix by hand and serve in a dirty ashtray. Yummy !!! If you've got the seeds.......-BK--"
HARDCORE TUNA SHAKE - Chef Tony (ain't got no surname)

Process tuna, cheese & garlic to a paste in a food mixer. Add mayo, yogurt, lemon, seasoning and sauces, process to smooth then add dissolved gelatine (read a cook book about best ways to handle gelatine). Pour into wetted moulds. Refrigerate and eat on fresh thick slices of bread (not nasty steamed loaves!). Nice on toast too.. Mom used to make it with cream but it was really too rich, but nice. Keep on eating (it's the only reason I work out so hard) John
*TUNA SHAKE, BOSTON STYLE!!!* (aka "Tuna Chowder")- Kneller Strikes Again

Place the contents in a food processor and set to "puree" for 90-120 seconds.
Pour in a large bowl and allow to chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.
Add "Oysterette Crackers" for more carbs.

Tah Dah!!! That's it. I actually had a few of these and it is not "that bad".
-BK
TUNA PIZZA - Chef Thierry

Spread the cottage cheese all over the pita uniformly. Drain the tuna and spread all over the "pie" Slice the tomato thinly and layer on top of the tuna. season with whatever you want Put in the oven or microwave until the desired temperature. The whole room should smell like tuna and you can now eat in peace.

APPROX: 450 Cals., 54 g protein, 44g carbs, 3 g fat

Brushing a little olive oil on the pita before cheese is delicious. and of course sprinkling a litle parmesan on is a-ok too. AHHHHHH! now my keyboard smells like tuna. Ain't life grand?

Stir and mix all ingredients vigoriously so as to get a good pump. Spread the mixture on celery stalks (in the groove silly, not the convex side), and of course use your fingers its easier and fun as well. Eat, enjoy, and grow.

This actually is one hell of a good tasting snack.
TUNA LOAF- Chef Brian Silver(stolen, er, critiqued from the Atkins cookbook)

Since I've got the Atkins' New Diet Cookbook sitting right here, (ISBN 0-87131-794-X) I thought I'd look up some TUNA recipes. And this one seemed particularly gross. Tuna Loaf

Preheat oven to 350F. Drain fish. In a small bowl flake fish. Add onions and capers to fish. In a saucepan combine mayonaise, water, cream, salt and paprika. Stir until smooth. Add one half of the cream sauce to the fish and mix. Place mixture in buttered loaf pan or baking dish. Bake fo 30 minutes. Add curry to remaining sauce. To serve, slice fish loaf and spoon sauce over slices. Has to be one of the most disgusting things I have ever read.

At least the TUNA SHAKE doesn't have mayo and cream in it. I *have not* tried this, and I don't think I'm going to. But, I can tell you that the capers are optional.
Brian.
HOLY SHIT I GOTTA BE IN CLASS IN 3 MINUTES, TUNA SALAD...BABY! -Chef Noel John Simpson

OK, here is my addition to the TUNA COOKBOOK.

Cook up some rice. Add a can of TUNA, dice up some celery, green onion, and dill pickle. Add some pepper, and sqeeze a wedge of lemon over it. Add something to moisten it, a teaspoon of olive oil, a little low fat (or regular, if ya want) mayo, some yogurt.
ARNOLD'S favorite muscle building tuna salad - Chef Ricky

I was going through some old cook books the other day, looking for a salmon recipe. Found an old book put out by a health organization. One of those where "celebrities" donate recipies. Found "Arnolds favorite muscle building tuna salad". Copied direct from the book.

Blend on "frappe" (don't you love that word) for about 2 minutes. Pour into chilled mug, or beer bong if from Chico, and guzzle.
Probably the best of the tuna shake options for the tuna shake skeptic as all you taste is OJ until you're finished, then the aftertaste creeps up on you.

Combine all the ingredients well. Form into 2 patties and fry until brown in Olive Oil over medium heat. Works best in a non-stick pan.

Notes: Recipe can be doubled or tripled to account for feeding a member of the D/FW Assault Crew.

Use as much celery and onion as you like. I like lots of large chunks of onion. You can use "seasoned" bread crumbs too. Italian seasoned crumbs make a nice burger. I don't add salt because I think the Tuna has enough. If you like things salty, add some salt.

You can fry in butter, margerine or Pam if you like. I like Olive Oil. Goes well with the Tuna. Be sure to use a non-stick pan if you're using Pam.

You can serve these any way you like. I like them on a bun with mustard and mayo.

Other possible additions: Garlic or Garlic Powder Chile Peppers Cheese - Either on top like a cheese burger - Or add some grated cheese to the mix

Brian.

TUNA KABOBS - Chef Deepsquatter
A wonderful way to perk up your next BBQ

Preheat broiler. In a small bowl combine the butter, parsley, chives, tarragon , salt and pepper. Mix well. Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket in each steak. Put 1-2 tablespoons of the butter/herb mixture in the pockets. Melt the remaining butter mixture and brush over each steak. Broil for 4-8 minutes each side. Do not overcook. This isn't blackened TUNA.......hmmm. another recipe ????
Serve with fresh vegetables and rice (bodybuilders) or some Haagen Daaz and a pitcher of beer (powerlifters)

Put tuna, vinegar, wasser, bay leaf, salt and pepper in crock. (can use plastik bag, and refrigerator.) let stand two days. Turn once in a while, maybe 4 times a day. Drain tuna, save liquid. sprinkle tuna with flour (lightly) salt and pepper. Brown in hot oil. (all sides.) Add saved liquid and onions, cover. Cook at LOW heat for 30 minutes or until the tuna flakes easy. (NO overcooking here.) Remove tuna, strain liquid, brown some flour in some oil, pour in liquid to make gravy. Pour over tuna, eat. If you like it sweet, use ginger snaps not flour for thicken. (put 12 snaps in bag and roll, or smash to powder.)

TUNA ROLLUPS - Chef Robert Duncan

1 can tuna
1 package cream cheese (fat free if ya gotta)
1/4 cup chives chopped up
1tsp garlic powder
tortillas
toothpicks
Any thing else you might like to add that will taste good to you.

Combine the garlic, creamcheese, chives, garlic powder, TUNA, and whatever else. Mix it real well. We are going for a pump on this one. Spread a very thin layer on a tortilla (just one side silly), roll it up tight, THRUST a tooth pick in the rolled up tortilla every few inches so that it wont unroll. Then chop it in sections and put them in a zip-lock baggy and VAVAVAVOOOM. TUNA powered lunch snacks. Yum/yum. Have you noticed that all the best TUNA recipes are phallic in nature??? hmmm, makes ya wonder. Actualy this isn't for everyone. I had a freind who couldn't stand it. So of course I pulled over and kicked him outa the car. HEY, a guys gotta have standards. ;^) Rob
GERMAN TUNA STEW - Chef Reichart

Put the tuna into a hot pan and fry it a couple seconds. Add the water and the spices and cook 1 min after boiling. Then add the vegetables and beans. Cook 15-20 min (low heat). Serve with rice or potatoes and salad. Yummy!!
TUNA LASAGNA - Chef Stefan Roehrig

Preheat oven to 360F. Drain cans of TUNA; for the sauce put the butter in a pot (medium heat) and add the onion pieces - then add the wheat, milk, pepper and salt, mustard, Worchestersauce, Cheddar and TUNA. Mix ist gently. Cook the sauce for 4min. Prepare the Lasagna-form with the butter. The first layer should be TUNA-sauce, then the Lasagna-plates and then the tomatoe-slices. Go on (the same order). The last layer should be cheddar. (You can decorate the surface with the rest of the tomatoe- slices.) Cover the form with aluminium foil. Put the stuff into the oven for 25min, then remove the foil and let the Lasagna in the oven for another 20-25min. Serve with salad (TUNA salad?) and warm rolls.

Note: You can freeze this dish. Good news esp. for singles...

EGGCELLENT TUNA MESH - Chef Reny

1 to 2 cans of tuna
1 to 2 cups of cooked white or brown rice
4 - 6 eggs (one yolk per 3 eggs, is my secret for taste)
pepper, LOTTSA pepper,cayenne if ya got it. (I'm from New Orleans)
any herbs you might like

scramble eggs, add seasoning. dump in the tuna, stir it up a bit. Pour into bowl of rice. EAT!

Melt the butter in a pan over low heat. Stir in flour and seasonings. Add milk, blend. Cook strirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Simmer 2 minutes. Add the boullion cube (dissolve in wasser before) and cheese, heat until cheese melts. Stir in tuna. Pour into a bowl and eat.

Line glass baking dish with unrolled crescent rolls. In this order, layer tuna, uncooked hash browns, cheese, top with beaten eggs. Bake at 350 Degrees for 30 min, or until egg mixture is done. Salt and pepper to tastes.

I¹ve made this soufflé many times with either tiny shrimp or flaked salmon. My wife noticed how much tuna I¹ve been eating and said, ³Why not a tuna souffle?². It was actually very good! Here is the recipe:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease a soufflé pan and prepare top paper and string. Open tuna and drain in a strainer. (You need it to be fairly dry). Chop onions and other veggies. Separate the eggs, and beat yolks until they are lemon-colored. Melt butter in saucepan until bubbly. Add flour and stir until combined. This is a roux (³roo²). Cook the roux until it begins to darken slightly and smells like popcorn. While the butter and flour are cooking, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add milk to the roux 1/4 cup at a time, stirring well. As this cooks some more, finish beating the egg whites. When the mixture thickens, add egg yolks and stir in vigorously. Add curry, tuna and veggies and stir gently. Fold in egg whites (don¹t stir it a lot!) and pour into soufflé pan. Wrap paper around top of pan and tie with string. Put pan into oven. Immediately turn temp down to 350 F. Bake until done (about 35-40 minutes).

Serve immediately with a salad and cocktail sauce, ketchup, salsa or other condiments. Serves 4.

This works great here in the mountains at 6600 ft elevation. At sea level, adjust temp and time according to your cookbook.
Enjoy!

Make the black beans: In a large heavy sauce pot add the beans and enough water to cover the surface of the beans. Add the chopped onion, the chile powder, the cumin and the salt and mix well. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, or until the beans are soft, adding more water if necessary. Cool, drain any excess water and reserve.

Make the tomato chutney: To a sauce pot add the tomatoes, the cayenne powder, the champagne vinegar and the ground cumin. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer until the tomatoes soften (about 5 minutes). Add salt to taste and reserve.

Make the tuna: Season the tuna with salt, pepper and marjoram. Heat a grill to very hot stage (or cast iron skillet to almost white hot). Brush the tuna with olive oil and sear the tuna on each side (about 1 minute per side). Remove and assemble the dish immediately.

Assembly: In the center of each of 4 plates place 1/4 of the bean mixture. Place a tuna steak on each mound and place three dollops of the tomato chutney around each of the steaks. Serve immediately. Serves 4.
Albacore TUNA with Orange Sauce - Stolen from the ''My Menus Home Page"

Prepare grill or broiler. Melt butter in a heavy nonreactive saucepan. Stir in flour, and continue stirring well until blended. Mix in next 3 ingredients and salt to taste, stirring over low heat 5 minutes until thickened. Cook tuna 4 inches from heat source 3-4 minutes per side, or until almost cooked through. Serve immediately with orange sauce.

Melt butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sauté garlic and mushrooms 1 minute. Add tuna and sauté 2-3 minutes. Add wine and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 2-3 minutes or until tuna is just cooked throughout. Do not over-cook. Stir in scallions and serve.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange tuna in a baking pan. Pour fish stock over tuna and season with pepper and nutmeg. Cover with a buttered piece of foil. Bake 15 minutes, until fish flakes when tested with a fork, lifting the foil and basting fish occasionally. Transfer tuna to a warm serving dish. Pour pan liquid into a heavy nonreactive saucepan and boil 4-5 minutes, or until mixture is reduced in volume by half. Stir in tomato sauce and oregano and simmer until hot. Add lemon juice and serve sauce over fish. Sprinkle with parsley.

Prepare grill or broiler. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Mix thoroughly and set aside. Press peppercorns into both sides of tuna steaks. Arrange tuna on a broiler rack and grill or broil 3-4 minutes per side or until tuna is browned on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Remove from heat. Serve tuna steaks with mint sauce.
Per serving: calories 312, fat 15.1g, 45% calories from fat, cholesterol 65mg, protein 39.9g, carbohydrates 2.3g, fiber 0.3g, sodium 334mg.

Heat 2 Tbs. oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Sauté eggplant 2 minutes. Add bell pepper, zucchini and stock and sauté 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender and liquid is almost evaporated. Set vegetables aside. Melt butter in a heavy flameproof casserole over medium low heat. Sauté onions about 8 minutes, stirring frequently, or until onions are softened. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, thyme, and sautéed vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover casserole and reduce heat to low. Cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with Parmesan and set aside. Turn on broiler. While ratatouille is cooking, brush tuna steaks with remaining oil and season with pepper to taste. Arrange on a broiler pan and broil 4 minutes per side until tuna is brown on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Transfer to a platter and drizzle with lemon juice. Place ratatouille under broiler and broil 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Serve tuna steaks with ratatouille.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Rub tuna with oil and garlic. Sprinkle with thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Place tuna in a baking pan. Add wine and top fish with lemon slices. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake 10-15 minutes or until tuna is brown outside and slightly pink inside.

Line a platter with lettuce leaves. Combine reserved artichoke marinade, vinegar and pesto in a bowl. Add artichokes, beans, tomatoes and olives. Toss gently and spoon over lettuce. Top with tuna and drizzle with any remaining dressing from bowl. Serve at room temperature.

Turn on broiler. Combine 1/3 cup plus 3 Tbs. bean sprouts, shallots, tuna and eggs in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Melt margarine in a heavy ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture and reduce heat to low. Cover pan and cook 7-10 minutes or until the egg begins to set. Combine remaining bean sprouts with tomato and cheese and sprinkle over top of frittata. Broil 2-3 minutes or until cooked through. This recipe serves 6.

Prepare broiler. Combine all ingredients, except muffins and tartar sauce, in a bowl. Top each muffin half with tuna mixture. Broil 6 inches from heat about 5 minutes or until warm. Serve with tartar sauce.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt butter in a heavy nonreactive skillet over low heat. Sauté almonds until golden. Stir in next 5 ingredients. Pour mixture into a shallow casserole dish. Stack 3 dough squares one atop the other. Roll out to about 4×9 inch on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough into 2 inch rounds using a cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining dough. Place rounds on a cookie sheet and brush tops with beaten egg. Bake casserole and dough rounds 15-20 minutes or until rounds are puffed and golden. Place biscuit rounds over the top of the tuna casserole. Serve at once.

Prepare broiler. Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling water 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain. Melt half the butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Sauté scallion and pepper 3-4 minutes until softened. Stir in tuna, corn and herbs and set aside. Melt remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and gradually whisk in milk. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in all but 2 Tbs. of the cheese. Add mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to tuna mixture and add pasta. Toss gently. Spoon into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and remaining cheese. Broil 3-4 minutes, or until browned.

Directions: 1. In blender or food processor bowl with metal blade, place all ingredients except bread. Process until blended but not puréed. 2. Transfer mixture to ovenproof serving dish. Bake, uncovered in 350 degree oven about 30 minutes or until mixture is golden. 3. Serve hot with French bread.

Directions: Arrange lettuce leaves on 2 salad plates, covering each plate. With an apple corer or small, sharp knife, core apple; cut into quarters. Then cut each quarter into thin slices and arrange 1/2 of them on each plate. Sprinkle 1/2 of the celery on each plate. Sprinkle 1/2 of the tuna and 1/2 of the peanuts on each plate. In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise and enough apple juice to make a thin salad dressing. Drizzle the dressing over each salad.

Directions: 1. Wash potato; pierce several times with fork. 2. Microwave on HIGH 4 to 5 minutes or until soft. 3. Pick up with a heavy napkin or tongs. Split open with fork. 4. Fill with tuna salad; top with sour cream.

Directions: Preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry chilies.* Cut stems from chilies; cut lengthwise into halves. Remove seeds and ribs. In a small bowl, stir together tuna, cheeses, corn and egg until well mixed. Stuff each chili with about 1/4 cup of the mixture. Spray a baking sheet with aerosol shortening; place stuffed chilies on baking sheet. Cover with foil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until chilies are soft and filling is heated through.

*Do not touch face or eyes while handling chilies; wash hands thoroughly in soapy water after handling.

In a medium bowl, toss together tuna, onions and salsa until combined. To assemble tacos, sprinkle lettuce into each taco shell. Divide tuna mixture among tacos, along with garbanzo beans, tomato and olives. Garnish as desired with toppings.

Directions: In a saucepan, sauté shallots in oil for 2 minutes. Stir in flour. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles; cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in tuna, carrots, wine, chervil, tarragon and mustard.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide mixture among 4 individual ramekins or spoon into a 9x9x2-inch shallow casserole. Sprinkle with cheese and parsley. Cover with foil. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.

Directions: Preheat oven to 375°F. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles. Stir in wine, shrimp, asparagus, tuna, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in Parmesan. Spray a shallow casserole with aerosol shortening. Fill each crepe with about 1/2 cup of the tuna mixture; arrange crepes, seam side down, in dish. Sprinkle Swiss cheese over crepes. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until crepes are hot and cheese is melted.

Chuck it in the blender and run on low speed until mixed, then on liquify for 45 seconds or so until smooth and lightly whipped. (If you start on liquify, you better be holding the blender down.

If you don't have a banana handy, or just want some variety, substitute a small can of mixed fruit (or any random fruit for that matter). You can also substitute orange juice for the water and Gatorade.

Place beans, tuna, garlic, lemon juice, mayo, and ricotta in food processor; blend till combined but still chunky. Put in bowl, stir in rest of ingredients. I'd spread this over pumpernickel bread (the real stuff that's like black corkboard, not the fake stuff which is just brown rye---but of course you can use any bread you want, hell use crackers for all I care!).
TUNA Omelet - Chef Trevor Coverley

From what I understand, Italian Bread is ordinarily fat free. Some bakeries in the grocery stores may add butter or something. A can of tuna in water has 1.5 grams of fat and 32.5 grams of protein. Ragu Vegetable Sauce is sold in a Fat Free version. Healthly choice Pizza Cheese is sold in a Fat Free version; the cheese is sold in Two Cup quantity with a total of 72 grams of protein for the pack . . .

Slice up the bread, put it into the oven to harden a bit. Mix the tuna with the vegetable sauce (I prefer this instead of mayo). Put the saucy tuna on the bread slices. Sprinkle the pizza cheese on top. Bake until cheese is melted.
Voila! Tuna Pizza!

Tuna Noodle Casserole - Chef Jon Harris

1 or 2 12 oz. cans of tuna, drained (the original recipe only called for
only 6 oz., but you gotta use more!)
1 lb large shell pasta
1 regular can of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup skim milk
seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, etc.)
Optional: 1/2 package of frozen vegetables (peas are my favorite)

Combine first six ingredients. Spread about 1/2 cup tuna mixture on each slice of bread; sprinkle
with 1 tablespoon toasted walnuts. Top with cheese slices. Broil 5 inches from heat about 3
minutes or until cheese is melted. (Makes 4 open-faced sandwiches.)